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ἀφίημι

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greekNew TestamentVerb143 occurrences11 books131 verses

Definition

ἀφ-ίημι,

[in LXX for נשׂא, נוח hi., נתן, סלח ni., עזב, etc. ;]

1. to send forth, send away, let go: of divorce (DB, iii, 274a), τ. γυναῖκα (Hdt.), 1 Corinthians 7:11-13; of death, τ. πνεῦμα (Genesis 35:18, Hdt., al.), Matthew 27:50; (φωνήν, to utter a cry, Mark 15:37; of debts, to remit, forgive (cl.), τ. δανεῖον, Matthew 18:27; τ. ὀφειλήν, Matthew 18:32; esp. of sins (Cremer 296f.), τ. ἁμαρτίας, ἁμαρτήματα, ἀνομίας, Matthew 9:2, Romans 4:7" (LXX), 1 John 1:9, al.; punctiliar and iterative present (M, Pr., 119), Mark 2:5, Luke 11:4; Ion. pf., ἀφέωνται (M, Pr., 38), Luke 5:23.

2. to leave alone, leave, neglect: Matthew 4:11; 5:24; 15:14, Mark 1:20, 31, John 4:3, 28 al.; τ. ἐντολὴν τ. θεοῦ, Mark 7:8; τον̀ τ. ἀρχῆς τ. Χριστοῦ λόγον, Hebrews 6:1; τ. ἀγάπην τ. πρώτην, Revelation 2:4; ptcp., ἀφείς, pleonastic (as in Aram.; M, Pr., 14; Dalman, Words, 21f.), Matthew 13:36; 22:22, Mark 8:13, al.

3. to let, suffer, permit: Matthew 3:15; with accusative, Matthew 3:15; 19:14, al.; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Matthew 5:40; with inf. pres., Matthew 23:14, al.; aor., Mark 5:37, al.; in late Gk. (M, Pr., 175f.), before ἵνα, Mark 11:16, John 12:7; with subjunct. (M, Pr., l.with; Bl., §64, 2), Matthew 7:4; 27:49, Mark 15:36, Luke 6:42 (see further MM, see word).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀφίημι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

143 total
  1. Mark 1:34ἤφιεν · He would not allow
    And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
  2. Mark 2:5ἀφίενταί · are forgiven
    When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
  3. Mark 2:7ἀφιέναι · forgive
    “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
  4. Mark 2:9Ἀφίενταί · are forgiven
    “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
  5. Mark 2:10ἀφιέναι · to forgive
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
  6. Mark 3:28ἀφεθήσεται · will be forgiven
    Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
  7. Mark 4:12ἀφεθῇ · be forgiven
    …so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
  8. Mark 4:36ἀφέντες · they had dismissed
    After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
  9. Mark 5:19ἀφῆκεν · [Jesus] would not allow
    But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
  10. Mark 5:37ἀφῆκεν · He did not allow
    And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
  11. Mark 7:8Ἀφέντες · You have disregarded
    You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
  12. Mark 7:12ἀφίετε · permitted
    …he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
  13. Mark 7:27Ἄφες · let
    “First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
  14. Mark 8:13ἀφεὶς · He left
    And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.
  15. Mark 10:14Ἄφετε · Let
    But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
  16. Mark 10:28ἀφήκαμεν · have left
    Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
  17. Mark 10:29ἀφῆκεν · has left
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
  18. Mark 11:6ἀφῆκαν · [the people] gave them permission
    The disciples answered as Jesus had instructed them, and the people gave them permission.
  19. Mark 11:16ἤφιεν · He would not allow
    And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
  20. Mark 11:25ἀφίετε · forgive [it]; ἀφῇ · will forgive
    And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
  21. Mark 12:12ἀφέντες · they left
    At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
  22. Mark 12:19ἀφῇ
    “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
  23. Mark 12:20ἀφῆκεν · leaving
    Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
  24. Mark 12:22ἀφῆκαν · left
    In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
  25. Mark 13:2ἀφεθῇ · will be left
    “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
  26. Mark 13:34ἀφεὶς · [who] left
    It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
  27. Mark 14:6Ἄφετε · Leave her alone
    But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
  28. Mark 14:50ἀφέντες · deserted
    Then everyone deserted Him and fled.
  29. Mark 15:36Ἄφετε · Leave [Him] alone
    And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
  30. Mark 15:37ἀφεὶς · let out
    But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.
  31. Luke 4:39ἀφῆκεν · it left
    …and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
  32. Luke 5:11ἀφέντες · they left
    And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
  33. Luke 5:20ἀφέωνταί · are forgiven
    When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
  34. Luke 5:21ἀφεῖναι · forgive
    But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
  35. Luke 5:23Ἀφέωνταί · are forgiven
    Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
  36. Luke 5:24ἀφιέναι · to forgive
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  37. Luke 6:42ἄφες · let
    How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
  38. Luke 7:47ἀφέωνται · have been forgiven; ἀφίεται · has been forgiven
    Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
  39. Luke 7:48Ἀφέωνταί · are forgiven
    Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
  40. Luke 7:49ἀφίησιν · forgives
    But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
  41. Luke 8:51ἀφῆκεν · He did not allow
    When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
  42. Luke 9:60Ἄφες · Let
    But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
  43. Luke 10:30ἀφέντες · leaving [him]
    Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
  44. Luke 11:4ἄφες · forgive; ἀφίομεν · forgive
    And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
  45. Luke 12:10ἀφεθήσεται · will be forgiven; ἀφεθήσεται · will not be forgiven
    And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
  46. Luke 12:39ἀφῆκεν · he would not have let
    But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.